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Recent content by Nick Ashwell

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    CAF Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    A pair of 153s, a 197, and a 158 on the Cheltenhams today
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    CAF Civity for TfW: News and updates on introduction.

    If a partially sighted person misses their stop because of this I'd hope there would be a storm for TfW, although with a head of the EHRC who doesn't care about equality one wouldn't be shocked if it was swept under the carpet
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    TfW 15x/17x withdrawals (17x now finished)

    I suspect reading that it means from the Valley Lines (or even more likely only Treherbert services). Do they have enough 158s to cover Cheltenham/Maesteg/Ebbw Vale and the Cambrian if they were withdrawn (Maybe the ETCS 197s may start to make an appearance but I doubt it). I would think they...
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    South Wales Metro - Future

    I thought it was 4 tph on the line rather than to Newport? With two going to Cardiff or have they upped this? The Ebbw Vale line to Newport makes sense, given they are known as the "Newport Valleys" but attaching these to the Cheltenham's as suggested above seems as pointless as the way they...
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    Potential future uses for class 68 & Mk5 sets?

    The Mk5 and Mk5a of the Caledonian may not be compatible. It may be better to order Mk5s in sleeper config if possible, but someone better placed with me can confirm
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    South Wales 'Metro' updates

    Yep, to me as someone who walks about the same distance as Cathays to Queen street everyday to get from their commuting station to work is seems like the most first world problem, especially as that's my only option as a disabled person
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    South Wales 'Metro' updates

    Half hour waits seems like an ah diddums moment. Two cancelled trains leaving a three hour wait on the South Wales Mainline seems like a more pressing issue
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    Potential future uses for class 68 & Mk5 sets?

    That's very interesting, I'd be intrigued if new bodies made them a seperate class as I don't know what makes a class?
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    Potential future uses for class 68 & Mk5 sets?

    The Chiltern would require silencers that fit in gauge to be honest and that's yet to be seen. I personally think they'll likely go somewhere like Thailand, better they be used than not. Spot hire with freight drivers could well be an option for shortages, but if someone would take that risk...
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    TfW 15x/17x withdrawals (17x now finished)

    Often there is a single 158 on those turns, the first train of the day from Cheltenham has been a 158 an awful lot lately (although not today) As the 150s/153s are operating to the faster timings I would hazard a guess that they would use it, none of the diagrams seems to be specific to a type...
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    South Wales Metro - Future

    Is there capacity for a reversal at Bridgend or is your idea for a bay, which I would guess would also be needed for a shuttle to work? Also would 756s be quick enough to not get in the way if new paths needed to be found for them on the mainline to Bristol/Swansea? A second batch with 231...
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    ERTMS and slip trains

    You said the first line, which is clearly unsafe and with huge risks, and then said we got rid of it due to past safety issues. Safety is stronger now for good reason. What happens is the rear train has a control fault and speeds up fast than the front train and they collide? Or if they're too...
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    Should USB-C ports be fitted to trains?

    The power draw on a Mac is going to be too much for the train grade USB ports, so that's why 230v plugs work better. Delivering the required wattage on a type C connector in the carriage is going to not be good for costs and conventional plugs will just work better for that use case. If there...
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    GWR HST Last Services diagrams

    See I'm the opposite, I love them when I get them from Severn Tunnel, the seats are better than the 80x which turnup and both are much better than traveling on the 16x which turn up sometimes, although it's all subjective I guess. Churchward, if it happens, cannot come soon enoug! Hopefully we...
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    South East Wales - New service to Bristol and new stations opening: how should these be served?

    Class 231s, as already planned given the speed difference would be my guess, or a faster variant of the 756. To call it currently hourly is a bit of a stretch when there are gaps in it like now, please the delays which can often mean 90 minutes between trains. Removing the Maesteg portion will...

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